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If I can finally finish fixing my PC this weekend, I'll have to resub in time to play through The Rising 2 year anniversary event. From what I've read of the event, monks best get their suplex ready for patch 3.1.

maryadaviesShe Shoots For The StarsSomewhere east of Atlanta, GAModerators

Finally, I have only logged into FFXIV today just for the Halloween event, and I probably won't relog until this patch. I ran outta things to do, so this is just what I need to jumpstart the love of the game.

"Yes, because apparently blindly jumping headfirst into a firefight without a grasp on the situation or any combat experience is a sign of genius these days."

I was only able to use a few hours of the free four days thanks to family visits and being out of town, but I used what time I had to do the FFXI event. I ended up successfully tanking the last two FATE bosses as a Warrior, possibly reigniting my love for WAR. It was a great blend of FFXIV with my FFXI memories.

After that, I decided to try Rogue for a bit and was enjoying that. I really need to quit putting it off and return for a bit to get through the 2.1+ stuff so I can start Heavensward. I was debating on this because of my annoying experiences trying to fight whichever HM primal is first after you finish 2.0's main questline. I think I'm ready, or will be soon, but I'm way behind and might need some help catching up. :)

I'd say there is no challenge in the main questline today that's as hard as the HM primals were in 2.0. All the tough HM/Ex primal fights are optional anyway, and I have no clue how 3.1 equipment has negated those challenges. I haven't replayed them since pre-HW.

In my last 2 login periods, there were maybe 4 FC people active at a time on average. Still a good group always willing to run content together even if it's more quiet than it has been in the past.

The lesson here is that dreams inevitably lead to hideous implosions.

maryadaviesShe Shoots For The StarsSomewhere east of Atlanta, GAModerators

With us; I'm nearly done getting the visible gear fixed on my whm. Glamored my current staff to look like my relic, since the whm eso staff is butt-ugly. (I do NOT like having a figurehead on a stick on my backside.) Almost done with books; don't know if I'll finish that old relic now, I proly will go straight to the new one, but if I do..it's going to be my staff glamor forevermore. (The new relic staff has the same butt-ugly problem. UGH.)

Also, our FC joined a FC alliance shell for smaller FCs so we can get stuff done faster. Been having a lot of fun with The Criminal Kitty Cult. ^^

I'd say there is no challenge in the main questline today that's as hard as the HM primals were in 2.0. All the tough HM/Ex primal fights are optional anyway, and I have no clue how 3.1 equipment has negated those challenges. I haven't replayed them since pre-HW.

In my last 2 login periods, there were maybe 4 FC people active at a time on average. Still a good group always willing to run content together even if it's more quiet than it has been in the past.

So it would be pretty easy to do the HM primals from 2.1+ now, since everyone would have 3.1+ gear and such, even level sync'd?

And yes, I was wearing the Paladin AF, but then when I was playing around with Warrior I decided to wear the eyepatch, because I like the look. :)

Echo is a buff you get if your party messes up too many times. Designed to help players progress quickly through content with fewer wasted runs.

Yep, it can be handy for tough fights like the extreme primals. Sadly it also exists for the job/class quests, but that's a can of worms I won't open due to my own opinions on the playerbase and it's skill level.

"Yes, because apparently blindly jumping headfirst into a firefight without a grasp on the situation or any combat experience is a sign of genius these days."

I've been gone since late November (aside from a brief stint during the 4 day free login event in December) and likely won't return until Patch 3.2 so I suppose I'm contributing any recent lack of activity in the FC. Hopefully, the FC logins on Leviathan will improve when that patch arrives since I'd love to gather members for an unsynced Binding Coils steamroll marathon. It may be old content, but I still desire to see the Final Coil and complete the story arc.

There's really nothing to do ingame. I've currently just been logging in for the dailies for the slow process for the Anima weapons, but that's it. Only 2 dungeons, 1 EX Primal, 1 mini-questline, and the Diadem is not enough content. The patches before Heavensward were better about this, so I guess it may or may not pick up at 3.2. I hope it does, I don't want to end up leaving the game out of boredom.

"Yes, because apparently blindly jumping headfirst into a firefight without a grasp on the situation or any combat experience is a sign of genius these days."

^ I was surprised to see a lack of new quests in the Scholasticate sidequest in patch 3.2. Perhaps we'll see more in patch 3.25. It would certainly make for an interesting and comical crossover if Hildy and Nashu appeared in the background during a cutscene with Briardien (with no direct interaction) similar to a seasonal event cutscene a while back.